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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-18
Not a Good Day For Ducks

In 1860, the year before the war, q
party of Northern Illinois hunters hied
themselves TO the lakes of Minnesota
for an annual duck hunt for few
weeks, making the journey to St. Paul,
which was al that time little more than
frontier village, by steamer from
Dubuque, La. Among the party was
chap named Truax, a powerful liar,
but a jolly, good-natured fellow withal,
whose predominant weakness was
readily excused, if not entirely over
looked, by those who knew him we'll.
Abe, that being his first name,
seemed to struggle more reckessly
and naturally with the truth when
when talking about his prowess as a
hunter of game than on any other sub
ject. One day. as the steamer was
ploughing its way through lake Pepin,
number of the male passengers were
seated forward on the boiler deck in
little knots passing the time away in
conversation. Abe was IA prominent
figure in one of the groups and had
already astonished himself fairly by the
whoppers he had successfully got oil,
when the mission of duck hunting, the
mission which himself and friends
were out on, was adverted to.
1--we shot few ducks in my time,
broke in Abe, during momentary lull
in the talk.
How many did you ever Kill in one
day?" queried cross-eyed passenger
from down about Burlington.
You may not believe me sir, re-
piled TruaX, .'but in the late fall of 81
| went out alone one morning about
seven miles with my dog and gun and
brought home 200 ducks by actual
count. and it wasn't very good day
for ducks, either?'
You did that all alone in one trip"
asked the cross-eyed man as he put
down some figures on an envelope with
a pencil he had carelessly taken from
his vest-pocket.
U.s. Sits Niit 9tAiA iAtbNs WIN a
tinge of ill-humor to his tone.
"Those ducks would weigh about
two and half pounds apiece, wouldn't
theyp" casually remarked the Burling-
ton man. rs he kept on making char
acters with his pencil.
Il should say they would" remark
ed the unsuspecting Abe.
well, them" said the persistent
querist. ''you killed just ESQ pounds OF
ducks, and if you can tell me how one
man was able to lug that weight seven
miles. and carry gun at the same time,
You can do something that no other
liar in the Northwest can match"
Abe reflected u minute, and with
That's a whopper, ism t it, gentlemen?"
he invited the whole party into the bar
to take something at his expense.
The remark, And it wasn't a good
day for ducks. either was used ban
teringly on Truax during remainder
of the trip, and in time it became com
mon on the Mississippi, whence it
spread until it became one of the pro-
verbal Americanisms Of the times.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-18
King IIunlbert.

King Humbert of Italy, according
to an American Register correspondent
is known for his temperance in all
things, except in that of smoking. 1t
has often been noticed what an exceed
ingly small eater the King has shown
himself on all occasions, and as to
drink, his guests may have it in plenty,
but his favorite cripple is water. His
one great weakness was (for it Is a
thing of the past, Il good cigar. He was
formidable smoker but he abused
his tastes in that line to such an extent
that he has taken a new departure and
..sworn or from the fragrant weed.
His nerves had begun to suffer, he had
asthmatic turns, and could sleep but
little, and then had to be propped up
by plenty of pillows. Some weeks ago
his physician told him what was the
matter, and King Humbert said:
From this day 10th | will not smoke
another cigar, or anything in the
shape of tobacco. His majesty has
kept his word, and tie result has been
a most noticehle improvement in his
health King Humbert is a man OF
! iron will, and no one doubts that he
will keep his self made pledge.
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| was a spectator yesterday of an
incident which illustrated the associa-
ton of ideas, and perhaps some other
things. | came upon group whose
attitude expressed a panied and puzzled
interest. The centre figures were two
very young children holding each
other by the hand, one sobbing, the
other keeping back the tears. About
them were kindly-intentioned women
PLYING the little things with questions
and receiving answers altogether un-
satisfactory when not unintelligible.
The children had wandered from home,
and either from confusion or because
they could not speak plainly il was
impossible to learn from them where
they lived The mothers in the group
tried baby talk with no success, and j
was about to venture an experiment
of my own when mp stepped school
girl Of 10 years with '.Lemme try.
bending over the bigger of the little
ones she asked: where do you buy
your eandyp" Intelligence and speech
awoke together in the scared little
brain that had been proof to caiolery
and anxiety. and quick the answer
came: ..At Smithses. The link con
Meeting the runaways with home hae
been found. and the discoverer marched
off leading them in triumph. Boston
Post.
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When slavery Flourishcd.

The other day heard a story from a
sea Captain, who has been all over the
world. and finally settled near Atlanta,
Ga, the best place, he says, he has
ever found Among the seafaring men
he knew before the war was a Captain
that had been SLAYER. Once he had a
cargo of 800 slaves, sailing with them
from off the coast Of Africa to Cuba.
After few days sail he saw he was
chased by United States man-of-war.
If he was caught with the slaves the
penalty was death for him and his
Grey. And his cargo was worth 5000,
O0O So he had two incentives to get
away and made his preparations for
either event, escape or capture.
He hung the heavy iron cable or
chain that holds the anchor all around
the hull of his vessel, on the outside.
just below the edge of the deck. 1t
was held up by some cleats. These
cables are so heavy that Il man can
lift only about two feet of one.
Then he had the 800 naked negroes
brought out on deck and each ones
wrists crossed and tied fast They
were then placed along the gunwales,
facing outward and leaning over, and "a
strong cord fastened the hands of each
one to this heavy iron cable just below
them on the outside.
Then the Captain waited the result
of the race He had on every stitch of
canvas IBIS poles could carry. If he
could run till dark, he hoped TO dodge
the steamer and be out of sight before
a another day. But the sun did not
20 down fast enough, and the steamer
came on too fast. There was at least
no hope of escape. The crew stood
ready with axes; the Captain raised his
hand and in an instant every cleat was
knocked loose. There was sudden
jerk, over went the negroes; there was
for an instant fringe of 600 black
heels in the air, and negroes were gone
to the bottom.
Commodore Marry says the pressure
of water at great depths is such that
fishes cannot 90 there to devOur and
chemical decomposition cannot take
place. So those negroes are down there
vet, still tied in a circle to that iron
cable. with their heads down and Geels
up. IN the eternal stiffness of those
depths.
As soon as the man-of-war came up
a Lieutenant boarded the SLAYER and
found plenty signs of negroes. but not
single slave. And the captain was
not arrested.
lie soon had another cargo of ne
groes. which he this time successfully
landed and sold in Cuba. On his re-
turn to Boston. however, he and his
mate fell out and the mate told on him.
The Captain ran away TO Cuba and
was not prosecuted. After a while his
friends succeeded in getting a pardon
for him from the President, and he re
turned to Boston, where he now resides
wealthy, happy, and respected. He
told this story to his old friend, who
told it to me.-AHdntG Constitution.
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GIadstone's Ebulllent vigor.

One of the most remarkable features
of the royal garden party AT Bucking-
ham Palace yesterday was the ebulli-
ent vigor of Mr.. Gladstone. As the
veteran stood bareheaded with "A
bright rose in his button hole, before
the royal tent, making the Grand Duke
Serge laugh by his contagious mirth he
seemed one Of the youngest and liveli-
est OF the festive company. The cares
Of state have weighed much more heavi-
~ upon the Queen than upon the ex-
Prime Minister, who entered Parlia-
ment before she assembled the throne
Mr.. Gladstone might have Teen cele-
brating his fiftieth birthday, so blithe
he looked and so full of animation and
high spirits. Pail NAL Gazette.
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A Beautiful Tribute.

The letter which Senator ID. w.
Voorhees, wrote to the committee in
charge of the unyailing of the soldiers
monument at Logansport. Ind. saws
the National Tribune. of Washington,
ID. c.. is as beautiful and touching
tribute to the Union soldier as
ever was penned. Nothing could be
nobler than the spirit it breathes. We
give it below entire:
GENTLEMEN: / have so anxiously de-
sired to be present AT the unyailing of
your monument in honor of the dead
soldiers of Cass County that | have
postponed my answer to your invitation
until this last moment. To my very
deep regret / find cannot be there.
Others will address YOU with more
eloquence and in better phrase than l
could employ. but there is no heart in
| Indiana that beats more responsive to
your noble purpose than mine. The
| soldiers of Indiana-more than 200,-
100 strong-were on every blood-stained
battlefield for the Union, and wherever
the flag with its stars and stripes OF
glory was displayed there they rallied
and upheld it. When the dead and
wounded of the great battles of the war
were gathered up and cared for. In
diana soldiers were found at the farth-
est front and where danger and honor
We're alike the greatest.
rejoice that a monument to the
memory of those who fell to rise nc
more has been erected in your beauti.
full city on the banks of the beautiful
Wabash. They fell in the brightmorn
ing of their lives. for the Constitution
the laws and the Union of the States
They gave up this world with its sun
shine. its starry heavens and all its un
folding glories in order that the Gov
eminent should remain as our father
made it. They tore themselves ava.
from weeping kindred. from mothers
wives, sisters and all whom the hear
holds dear. They gave up home witt
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all the precious and inexpressible en-
dearments which cling to that halloweC
spot and went down into the valley and
shadow os death in order that perpetu.
! ity and permanent peace might bless,
/ in all the coming ages, the United
American Republic.
/ No memorial honors can be too
great. no monumental shafts too high
I for the heroic dead who thus died. Nor
can any rewards or benefactions be too
munifcent for those who survived and
came back to US from their baptism of
blood and fire.
Let the American people. therefore.
as much in spirit of justice rs of
generosity unvail monuments of brass
and marble to the soldiers who persisted,
and at the same time provide by law
literally and manfully for the sup
port and comfort of those who suryiv-
ed the deadly perils they encountered.
The names of nearly $4,000 Indiana
soldiers, together with the windows and
fatherless, are on the pension rolls at
indianapolis and every dollar of the
millions they receive is a just tribute,
on the part OF the Government. To the
patriotism. courage and suffering of
those who, in the hour of its extremity,
proilered their lives for its preservation.
That pension-roll at Indianapolis,
more promptly paid by that Indiana
veteran. Col. Zollinger, Than any other
rcll in the United States. and increas-
ing in stature and dimensions every
day, is, in itself. mighty monument
to the soldier and worthy of remem-
brance and mention whenever and
wherever Indiana soldiers are
honored.
Again expressing my regret that |
"annot he with you, ! am with great
respect,
Your Friend and Fellow Citizen,
ID. w. VOORHEES,.
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The Destructive 20 yer OF Torpedoes

The destructive power of torpedoes
was recently illustrated in the Re
sistance experiments; but no exact
account of their action has yet been
published. as far as we know, of their
use in actual warfare. Although the
destruction of the Chinese corvet Yang
Wo during the fight between the
French and Chinese at Foochow has
almost been forgotten. no authentic re-
port of the encounter has ever reached
us. The account just given of the
humiliation of the Chinese vessel by a
close eyewitness is therefore doubly
interesting. The writer says that the
French flagship had two torpedo boats
attached to her at the gangways. The
ship was about 800 yards below the
Yang Wo As soon as the firing com
menced, both boats attacked the Chinese
vessel. The first one fired her torpedo
directly under the Yang Wo's after
angway-starboard side. No damage
whatever was done to the ship; but the
officer in charge Of the torpedo-boat
was wounded in the chest by the return
action of the torpedo The other had
in the meantime attacked the ship for
ward, a little abaft the cathead, on the
same side. This torpedo was in direct
contact with the ship. The effect was
that. when the torpedo exploded, it
penetrated the fore magazine, or rather
the fire from it did. This blew up, and
the whole forward part of the ship was
demolished. This all happened within
three minutes. The remainder OF the
wreck drifted ashore. and burned for
soy eral days. The Yang Wo was a
wooden rorvet of fourteen guns. The
torpedoes used were booms-contact
Ones-irOR.
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Robinson had to discharge young
Blinkins today. He was not honest.
Brown Sorry to hear so. He sup
ports his widowed mother. too. What
was the trouble?
Robinson-He found postage stamp
on the floor and kept it. He should
have turned it over to the office
Brown-Of course. BY the way, it ;
raining got an extra umbrella?
Robinson-You can take my old UNI
brella | have new one.
Hello! Where did YOU get
that silk affair?
Robinson-That! Hal ha! Great
joke. You see went into the Stock
exchange to look afer little deal in
wheat. A shower came up, and when
| was ready to go l just picked this up
in the lobby.
Brown-Wish had your luck. And
how about the wheat deal?
Robins0n-O, we skinned 'em alive,
Brown, skinned 'em alive.-Omaha
World
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Wagner in Petticoats.

Among the diversions of the eccen-
tric Wagner was that Of impersonating
the female characters in his own operas.
The big-jawed, angular, loud-voiced
composer must have been a strange
looking creature in skirts, but he knew
all about clothes. and when Elsie Willie
sent him few to wear at some kind
of "A royal jamboree that the lunatic
King Of Bavaria had arranged. he
wrote to her as follows: MY last
gown of red satin, with train edged
with a blue corded silk-what "A Ger
man assortment of colors-was too
wide in the waist. In future my cor
sages must be neater Tits. Mind YOU
remember this. Then there ought to
be lot more filling beneath the train
Just at the waist. What YOU sent
gives me flat back. | should have
thought the pale pink velvet dress
with celadon border charming We're
it not too modern The sleeves, how
ever. are just the thing, they hang so
gracefully. | dare say you took them
from the picture of 'Yseult, in the
museum. But the saffron ground is
not to my taste. Let me have some
thing more aesthetic, and, in heavens
name, few toilets of warmer tones of
| silk and satin. The bouilonees on the
skirt are, however, delicious. | wish
could say as much for those puffs and
futterings on the breast Of the corsage.
They strike me as anomalous, and |
like better vertical plaits put on flat.
At the same time make no alteration
if you don't approve of this sugges-
/ ton
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At 4 WINDOW.

Ss.,-,l. En- r1,,nd earth and heaven afar,
No. i IL highest thing you find;
ysr an fhe. lowers Of all mankind
Drawn Il a point, could never make
one scented little lasmin star
OF these that ~ our window shake
rs stirs the fiJfui evening wind,
Showing. in purple cepth betW cen
The froudage, SIRIUS giancing keen
Look bsg ( into the twilight room,
And spe amid the tender gloom
our fax0rIte picture Eiimmering rich.
our dear Greek goddess in her niche,
Dur Irty priceless books a row.
And Music, where she mildly waits
To opeu with a touch heavens gates
Say. hath not art mans proper power.
Its world OF miracles 10 show.
The touHdls world Of star and flower,
All that exists, above, below
i chaos. blind and deaf ami dumb,
Until within the soul it come
THAT essence IL its gross perceive
Itself at last AMI instant weave
q universe IT l,au +. wrought
9f inferiluw. within, without
Souls iay. which in its own fine ways
Art expresses and conveys
How nature hides her music tones
More deeply than her precious stones,
Hupg we have found ami set them Nay.
t. night lowe, DO n1t SIN. or play,
But Irnlr1vlse-u starry night,
Aud heaaty. tuo infinites
Its source the loving s1uI a face
Like yours its choicest dwelling place.
WulIAg AIINaHAN III Macmillan
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After these three provinces the proper
ton of women to 1000 men is as fol-
lows: Duchy of Brunswick, 1,000,55,
Schaumburg-Lippe, 1,004; Hesse.
1.0i9; Oldenburg, 1920; Anhalt and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1923; Lippe-
Detmold. 1927; Alsace-Lorraine OPS;
Prussia. ,03S, Mecklenburg-S trelitz. ], :
055; xe-Memingen, ,045; Reuss colder
line), ,047; Baden, .04S; Schwarburg-
Sondershausen, ,0f9; Reuss younger
line), $50; Hamburg, 1852; Bavaria,
1864; Saxe-Altenburg. .055; Scbwarz-
burg Rudolstadt. 1.05S, Saxony, 1868;
SaXe-Weimar. l.065; Lubec, 1910;
Wurtemberg, / or; Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
l,0Sl; Bremen, 1904; and Waldeck,
1, 100 making the average for the
whole of Germany, 1000: 1.043. Paris
American Register,
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Quaker Testimony.

Mrs. A. N. Deuphin of Philadelphia, has
lone great deal to make known to ladies
here the great value Of Mrs. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, as cure for their
roubles and diseases. She writes as follows:
: young lady Of this city while bathing
some years ago was thrown violently against
the life line and the injuries received resulted
IN an ovarian tumor which grew and, enlarged
until DEATH SEEMED CERTAIN. Her Physician
finally advised her 10 try Mrs. Plnkham's
Compound. SIZE did so and in a short time
the tumor was dissolved and SHE Is NOW IN
PERFECT HEALTH. l also know of many
cases where the medicine has been of great
value in preventing miscarriage and allevi-
waiting the pains and dangers of child birth
Philadelphia ladies appreciate the worth of
this medicine and its great value"
Sent by mail in Pill and Lozenge form on
receipt Of price, 81. Hrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass. Also in liquid form, al at Druggists.
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Patti was commanded to do a little
singing at Buckingham Palace to help
out the jubilee. But royalty refused
to pay Patti prices, and the diva allow
ed that her Majesty's commands might
be laid on somebody else. She
wouldn't sing, not note, for less than
her price, She didn't get her price.
and the jubilee had to get on with
out Patti
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She is prematurely deprived of her
charms Of ace and form, and made unat-
tractive by the wdsting effects of ailments
and irregularities peculiar to her sex. To
check this drain upon, not only her strength
and health, hut upon her amiable qualities
as well, is her first duty This is safely and
speedily accomplished by course OF self
treatment with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription nervine and tonic of wonderful
efficacy, and prepared especially for the
alienation of those suffering from drag
ging down. pains. sensations of nausea,
and weakness incident to women-a boon
TO her sex. Druggists.
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rnfavorable Marriage Prospects.

A statistical report concerning the
marriage prospects Of the fairer half Of
creation in the civilized portion Of the
world Is rather unfayorable to the weak
er sex. Bosnia makes the best show,
the proportion between the male and
female population being 900 to sos;
Greece comes next with goo women to
/ 900 men: Roumania, with 944; the
the United States with 965: Servia, with
9ss. and Italy, with 995 women to
i 900 men. In Germany the female
element predominates almost, through
ont. with the exception of Westphalia.
Schleswig-H olstein, and Rhine Prussia.
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When showing the German Emperor
through his great iron works. the late
Alfred krupp pointed out the very spot
where, an lifted boy Of 10 years, he
was glad to take from one Of his father
workmen piece of Tread to appeast
his HUNGER.
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A PioUs Parrot.

John III. Arnold of Ballston has a
curiosity in the shape of parrot.
Some time ago it was noticed that the
bird would try and follow Mr.. Arnold :
little girl when she said the Lord :
Prayer on retiring at night. The bird
has kept on from night TO night, until he
can repeat the whole prayer. Some even
ings he will repeat it several times. But
at no other time of the day is it possible to
get him to repeat it. and no one can in
duce him to repeat it more than once in
the evening but Mr.. Arnold's daughter.
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woman at Lakeside tried to have her
husband take Moxie to cure him of the
drunkaids vice. He refused TO take it.,
when he soon learned that she bad, for she
took him across her knee when Ire was
drunk, and coaxed him Handsomely with
her shoe until he called for it. He was a
sober man in an hour, and don't do so any
more. lie don't know whether it was the
Moxfe cured him, or the shoe.
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He Thought he saw prize fighters ring
and IN The middle of 1t stood 10 doughty lit
ae champion Who met ana deliberately
shocked over, one by one, a score or more
Of big burly looking fellows, as they ad
vanced 10 the atta,R Giants as they were
IN size, the valiant pigu'y proved more
that jerks woke up laughing lie accounts
for the dream ~ the fact that he Had just
come to the conclusion, after trying nearly
every big, drastic pin on the market that
Plerce's tiny Purgative Pellets easily
knock OUT and beat all the rest hollow!
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is often the result OF bad blood" in a fam
ily or community, bu nowhere is bad blood
more destructive Of LappiUess and health
than in the human system. When the life
current is foul al.d sluggish with impurI
ties, and is slowly distributing it, poisons
to every part ii the body, the peril tc
health, and life even, ia imminent. Early
symptoms are dull and drowsy feelings
s, we're headaches, coated tongue, poor ap
petite, indigestion and general lassitude
Delay in tres tment may entail the most
serious cons quences Don't let disease get
4 strong hold on YOUR constitution, But
TREaT YOURSELF by using DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- edit.d Discovery, and lie res ored tc
the blessings of health. A druggists.
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Fits AL Fits stopped free by DR. Kline's
tsreat Nerve II storer No Fits after first
lays Use MAJ velous cures. Treatise and
81 ~ trial bottle free TO Fit cases. Send to
lir. Kline, 93l Arch St, Phila, Pa